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Coalition of Napa Valley businesses drops lawsuit against Gov. Newsom – Napa Valley Register

January 28, 2021 by ADSWineReporter

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Coalition of Napa Valley businesses drops lawsuit against Gov. Newsom




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The inside of Tra Vigne, one of the restaurants that was spearheading the lawsuit filed against Governor Newsom by the Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening. The group announced Thursday it was dropping the lawsuit in the wake of the state’s having lifted the comprehensive shelter-in-place order put in place in December.



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The group of more than 50 Napa and Sonoma County businesses that filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom Jan. 19 has voluntarily dropped the suit, it said in a press release.

The suit was no longer necessary after Newsom lifted strict orders Monday that had prevented local restaurants from being able to serve food outside as well as indoors and had shut down outdoor wine tasting as well.

In lieu of that development, the coalition “decided to dismiss its lawsuit, but left open the possibility of filing the suit again if needed,” it announced in the press release Thursday.

“We were gratified that the Governor ended this needless ban on outdoor dining and wine tasting, but we will be ready to refile our lawsuit if the ban is imposed again,” Carl Dene, owner of Sam’s General Store in Calistoga, said in the press release.

Calling itself the Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening, the group sued Gov. Newsom and State Public Health Officer Tomás Aragón in the hopes of lifting the ban on outdoor dining in Napa County, the larger Bay Area and throughout the state of California, its original filing said.

The coalition voiced its frustration with the shutdown implemented in the Bay Area in mid-December, after regional ICU capacity dipped below 15%. There was no data to suggest outdoor dining was contributing to regional surges, the group argued.

“We want to send a message that we’re not going to sit here and not have a voice anymore,” Dene said in an interview Jan. 19. The absence of outdoor dining and wine tasting had been devastating for businesses in the wine and hospitality sectors, he explained, noting business at his own store and café had been down something like 80% over the last few weeks.

On Monday, Gov. Newsom announced during a press conference that he would lift that more stringent shutdown order enacted in four of the state’s five regions, including the Bay Area Region. In light of forecasts from state public health officials showing a clear path to increased ICU capacity, he said, counties could revert to the state’s previously-implemented tier system. Both Napa and Sonoma counties’ respective case count places them squarely within the purple tier, which does permit outdoor dining and wine tastings.

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Pizzeria Tra Vigne

Pizzeria Tra Vigne

Pizzeria Tra Vigne

1016 Main St, St Helena

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Pictured: The Queen’s Pizza at Tra Vigne Pizzeria. 



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Ca’ Momi Osteria

Ca' Momi Osteria

Ca’ Momi Osteria

1141 First St., Napa

camomiosteria.com



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Foodshed Take Away

Foodshed Take Away

Foodshed Take Away

3385 Old California Way, Napa

foodshedpizza.org



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Filippi’s Pizza Grotto, Napa

Filippi's Pizza Grotto, Napa

Filippi’s Pizza Grotto

645 First St., Napa

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Pictured: Matthew Finch takes a pizza to a customer at Filippi’s Pizza Grotto in downtown Napa. 



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That Pizza Place

That Pizza Place

That Pizza Place 

1149 Main St., St. Helena



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Papa Joe’s Pizza

Papa Joe's Pizza

Papa Joe’s Pizza

1121 Lincoln Ave., Napa

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Pictured: A pizza pie in production at Papa Joe’s Pizza in Napa.



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La Prima Pizza

La Prima Pizza

La Prima

*1923 Lake St., Calistoga

707-942-8070

*1010 Adams St., St. Helena

707-942-8070 



Courtesy of La Prima Pizza Facebook


The Forge

The Forge

The Forge

155 Gasser Drive, Suite B, Napa

theforgepizza.com



Courtesy of Forge Pizza Napa Facebook


Azzurro Pizzeria e Enoteca, Napa

Azzurro Pizzeria e Enoteca, Napa

Azzurro Pizzeria e Enoteca

1260 Main St., Napa

azzurropizzeria.com

Pictured: Lamb Sausage, Fennel Confit & Smoked Provolone Pizza



Courtesy of Azzurro Pizzeria Instagram


Velo Pizzeria

Velo Pizzeria

Velo Deli & Pizzeria

6498 Washington St., Yountville

velopizzeria.com

Editor’s Note: Velo Pizzeria’s Napa location closed in 2020.



Courtesy of Velo Pizzeria Instagram


Il Posto Trattoria

Il Posto Trattoria

Il Posto Trattoria

4211 Solano Ave., Napa

ilpostonapa.com

Pictured: Salami & Burrata Pizza



Courtesy of Il Posto Trattoria Facebook


Oenotri

Oenotri

Oenotri

1425 1st St, Napa

oenotri.com

Pictured: Pizza Escarole



Courtesy of Oenotri Instagram


Fazerrati’s Pizza

Fazerrati's Pizza

Fazerrati’s Pizza

(Riverpark Shopping Center)

1517 W Imola Ave., Napa

fazerratispizza.com



Courtesy of Fazerrati’s Pizza Instagram


Mary’s Pizza Shack

Mary's Pizza Shack

Mary’s Pizza Shack

3085 Jefferson St., Napa

maryspizzashack.com

Pictured: Potato Skin Pizza



Photo courtesy of Mary’s Pizza Shack Instagram


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